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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2020.0947 USN-4301-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities 18 March 2020 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2020-2732 CVE-2019-19068 CVE-2019-19066 CVE-2019-19059 CVE-2019-19058 CVE-2019-19056 CVE-2019-19053 CVE-2019-3016 Reference: ESB-2020.0945 ESB-2020.0141 ESB-2019.4772 ESB-2019.4704 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4301-1/ - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4301-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities 16 March 2020 linux-aws-5.0, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.0, linux-oracle-5.0 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description o linux-aws-5.0 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems o linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems o linux-gke-5.0 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems o linux-oracle-5.0 - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems Details It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel, when paravirtual TLB flushes are enabled in guests, the hypervisor in some situations could miss deferred TLB flushes or otherwise mishandle them. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to expose sensitive information (read memory from another guest VM). (CVE-2019-3016) Paulo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel could improperly let a nested (level 2) guest access the resources of a parent (level 1) guest in certain situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-2732) It was discovered that the RPMSG character device interface in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19053) It was discovered that the Marvell Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19056) It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19058, CVE-2019-19059) It was discovered that the Brocade BFA Fibre Channel device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19066) It was discovered that the Realtek RTL8xxx USB Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19068) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-5.0.0-1013-oracle - 5.0.0-1013.18 linux-image-5.0.0-1027-aws - 5.0.0-1027.30 linux-image-5.0.0-1032-gke - 5.0.0-1032.33 linux-image-5.0.0-1033-gcp - 5.0.0-1033.34 linux-image-aws-edge - 5.0.0.1027.41 linux-image-gcp - 5.0.0.1033.37 linux-image-gke-5.0 - 5.0.0.1032.20 linux-image-oracle - 5.0.0.1013.13 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades . After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well. References o CVE-2019-19053 o CVE-2019-19056 o CVE-2019-19058 o CVE-2019-19059 o CVE-2019-19066 o CVE-2019-19068 o CVE-2019-3016 o CVE-2020-2732 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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